Re: PROPOSAL to close ISSUE-55 as postponed

What is the difference between POSTPONING an issue versus simply CLOSING
the issue in this WG?  (The reasoning I am asking is that I am unclear
as to whether there is any technical or resource reason why this issue
should be postponed instead of closed.)

Peter F. Patel-Schneider
Bell Labs Research

From: Alan Ruttenberg <alanruttenberg@gmail.com>
Subject: PROPOSAL to close ISSUE-55 as postponed
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 00:22:44 -0500

> Following a discussion with Ian, in which we acknowledge Peter's  
> comment below and subsequent discussion on the mailing list, and  
> Jim's desire to postpone this issue,  Ian and I propose that we close  
> the issue by postponing it, noting Peter's comment.
> 
> -Alan
> 
> On Dec 16, 2007, at 10:47 AM, Peter F. Patel-Schneider wrote:
> 
> > It appears to me that ISSUE-55 asks for a solution that eliminates  
> > the differences between rdfs:Class and owl:Class, or a statement as  
> > to why this is not a good idea.  There have already been statements  
> > that say why rdfs:Class and owl:Class are different.

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